Self protection

There will be moments in our working lives when, whatever good
intent we have, the behaviour and attitudes of others will threaten
our own energy levels. We may be working alongside someone who is
angry, cynical, depressed or just low in their own energy. Their
negative energy potentially lowers our own.

Under these circumstances it is entirely appropriate to protect
ourselves. We are then better equipped to respond constructively
to the other person.

The way to protect ourselves is to imagine that we are inside a
bubble. Our own positive energy can flow out through the bubble.
But negative energy from the other person cannot reach us. It harmlessly
bounces off the bubble.

Perhaps we have an unpleasant memory in connection with someone
at work that is affecting our ability to work together now. NLP
gives us tools to help us "neutralise" that memory.

By taking the memory and making it smaller in our minds, making
it dimmer, changing the colours into black and white, by turning
down the sound, or changing the sounds into silly voices, these
actions help take the power from the memory. We become more effective
because we are no longer in thrall to that memory and we can move
forward with new freedom.